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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the country doctor Lillian and the twins visit in Chapter Nine?
(a) Dr. Cook.
(b) Dr. Cannon.
(c) Dr. Campbell.
(d) Dr. Collins.

2. When Lillian visits Madison in Chapter Six, what does Madison have with her?
(a) A bucket of beer.
(b) A pitcher of lemonade.
(c) A pot of tea.
(d) A bottle of wine.

3. Who shows a surprising affinity for basketball in Chapter Seven?
(a) Timothy.
(b) Roland.
(c) Bessie.
(d) Mary.

4. What does Bessie tell Lillian about the fire in Chapter Nine?
(a) She finds it peaceful.
(b) It frightens her.
(c) She never wants it to go away.
(d) She enjoys scaring people.

5. What subject does Lillian begin teaching the twins in Chapter Eight?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Rhetoric.
(c) Spanish.
(d) History.

6. In Chapter Six, what does Timothy use to watch the twins from afar?
(a) A telescope.
(b) Opera glasses.
(c) Reading glasses.
(d) Binoculars.

7. What does the fire represent to Bessie, as revealed in Chapter Nine?
(a) Crime.
(b) Wrath.
(c) Protection.
(d) Invasion.

8. How does Lillian respond when Madison asks her how much time she needs in Chapter Six?
(a) She checks her watch.
(b) She says nothing.
(c) She begins to laugh.
(d) She begins to cry.

9. According to Lillian in Chapter Six, what item might keep the children from catching fire?
(a) Race car clothes.
(b) Straightjackets.
(c) Ice vests.
(d) Steel-toed boots.

10. Upon seeing Timothy watching the twins in Chapter Six, how does Bessie react?
(a) She turns her back on him.
(b) She goes inside.
(c) She flips him the bird.
(d) She waves.

11. According to Madison in Chapter Nine, where will the twins go once the Roberts move to D.C.?
(a) A hospital.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Back to their grandparents' home.
(d) A boarding school.

12. When Bessie wants to visit the estate in Chapter Nine, what does Lillian make the twins do first?
(a) Shoot some hoops.
(b) Call their father.
(c) Put on their Nomex clothing.
(d) Apply the fire-retardant gel.

13. Immediately following the visit to the country doctor in Chapter Nine, what does Lillian assure the twins?
(a) That they are normal.
(b) That Carl won't hurt them.
(c) That a cure exists.
(d) That Madison likes them.

14. What injury does Lillian incur while playing basketball Chapter Seven?
(a) She chips a tooth.
(b) She breaks her finger.
(c) She sprains her ankle.
(d) She takes an elbow to the eye.

15. When Lillian teaches the twins basketball in Chapter Seven, who interrupts them?
(a) Carl.
(b) Madison.
(c) Jasper.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lillian describe Timothy's burning in Chapter Ten?

2. Who suddenly passes away in Chapter Eight?

3. What other item will Carl try to get for the twins, as he explains in Chapter Six?

4. What does Lillian believe will be the result of her correcting Jasper during dinner in Chapter Eight?

5. What does the group do immediately following the library trip in Chapter Eight?

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